| Pittsburgh Steelers at Cleveland Browns |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: November 22, 1959 Location: Cleveland, OH Venue: Cleveland Stadium Attendance: 68563 |
| Weather: Mostly Clear Temp: 58 F Humidty: 37% Wind: 15 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| Cleveland BrownsCLE | 0 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 20 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | PIT | CLE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Tom Tracy 4 run (Bobby Layne kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Tom Tracy 1 run (Bobby Layne kick) | 14 | 0 |
| 2 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Ray Renfro 30 pass from Milt Plum (Lou Groza kick failed) | 14 | 6 |
| 4 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Ray Renfro 27 pass from Milt Plum (Lou Groza kick) | 14 | 13 |
| 4 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Ray Renfro 70 pass from Milt Plum (Lou Groza kick) | 14 | 20 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Gern Nagler 17 pass from Bobby Layne (Bobby Layne kick) | 21 | 20 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | LOE | Gern Nagler |
| 61 | LOT | Ted Karras |
| 62 | LOG | Mike Sandusky |
| 57 | C | Ed Beatty |
| 65 | ROG | John Nisby |
| 74 | ROT | Frank Varrichione |
| 86 | ROE | Jimmy Orr |
| 22 | QB | Bobby Layne |
| 43 | LOH | Tom Barnett |
| 25 | ROH | Ray Mathews |
| 30 | FB | Tom Tracy |
| Defense | ||
| 82 | LDE | George Tarasovic |
| 73 | LDT | Ray Fisher |
| 75 | RDT | Joe Krupa |
| 77 | RDE | Billy Ray Smith |
| 66 | LLB | Dick Campbell |
| 37 | MLB | Mike Henry |
| 50 | RLB | John Reger |
| 27 | LDH | Dean Derby |
| 24 | LS | Bobby Luna |
| 80 | RS | Jack Butler |
| 42 | RDH | Dick Alban |
| Cleveland Browns | ||
| Offense | ||
| 40 | LOE | Preston Carpenter |
| 76 | LOT | Lou Groza |
| 64 | LOG | Jim Ray Smith |
| 56 | C | Art Hunter |
| 66 | ROG | Gene Hickerson |
| 74 | ROT | Mike McCormack |
| 86 | ROE | Billy Howton |
| 16 | QB | Milt Plum |
| 49 | LOH | Bobby Mitchell |
| 26 | ROH | Ray Renfro |
| 32 | FB | Jim Brown |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Bob Gain |
| 78 | LDT | Willie McClung |
| 72 | RDT | Sid Youngelman |
| 84 | RDE | Paul Wiggin |
| 35 | LLB | Galen Fiss |
| 50 | MLB | Vince Costello |
| 34 | RLB | Walt Michaels |
| 30 | LDH | Bernie Parrish |
| 24 | LS | Warren Lahr |
| 42 | RS | Junior Wren |
| 44 | RDH | Jim Shofner |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | 21 | 12 | 7 | 2 | / | / | 3 | 27 | 2 | 0 | |
| CLE | 16 | 5 | 11 | 0 | / | / | 4 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Tom Tracy | 24 | 99 | 4.1 | 14 | 2 |
| Tom Barnett | 17 | 50 | 2.9 | 10 | 0 |
| Bobby Layne | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 9 | 0 |
| Bobby Luna | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Ray Mathews | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 47 | 182 | 3.9 | 14 | 2 |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Jim Brown | 15 | 111 | 7.4 | 40 | 0 |
| Bobby Mitchell | 7 | 15 | 2.1 | 6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 22 | 126 | 5.7 | 40 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Bobby Layne | 20 | 12 | 60.0 | 0 | 126 | 6.3 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 95.0 |
| Ray Mathews | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 38 | 38.0 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118.8 |
| Team Totals | 21 | 13 | 61.9 | 0 | 164 | 7.8 | 38 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 102.1 |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||||||||
| Milt Plum | 29 | 17 | 58.6 | 0 | 269 | 9.3 | 70t | 3 | 1 | 8 | 124.1 |
| Team Totals | 29 | 17 | 58.6 | 0 | 269 | 9.3 | 70t | 3 | 1 | 8 | 124.1 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Jimmy Orr | 4 | 86 | 21.5 | 38 | 0 |
| Gern Nagler | 4 | 63 | 15.8 | 19 | 1 |
| Tom Barnett | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Ray Mathews | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | -5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 13 | 164 | 12.6 | 38 | 1 |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Ray Renfro | 5 | 161 | 32.2 | 70t | 3 |
| Billy Howton | 5 | 77 | 15.4 | 31 | 0 |
| Jim Brown | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Bobby Mitchell | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Preston Carpenter | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 17 | 269 | 15.8 | 70t | 3 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Bobby Luna | 5 | 205 | 41.0 | 55 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 205 | 41.0 | 55 | |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Jim Shofner | 4 | 173 | 43.3 | 48 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 173 | 43.3 | 48 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Don Sutherin | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ronnie Hall | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Bobby Mitchell | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 6 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Tom Tracy | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 | |
| Ronnie Hall | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Don Sutherin | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 3 | 63 | 21.0 | 27 | 0 | |
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| LeRoy Bolden | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 26 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 26 | 0 | |